The Murdock Hollow Prospects is a iron mine located in Wasatch county, Utah at an elevation of 6,821 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 6,821 Feet (2,079 Meters)
Commodity: Iron
Lat, Long: 40.63333, -111.38417
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Murdock Hollow Prospects MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Murdock Hollow Prospects
Commodity
Primary: Iron
Location
State: Utah
County: Wasatch
District: Park City
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Middle Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Wasatch Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Thrust Belt
Type: L
Description: Murdock Hollow Fault
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Rhyodacite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Rhyodacite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Rhyodacite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Limonite
Comments
Comment (Reserve-Resource): IRON ONLY OCCURS AS STAINING
Comment (Deposit): IRON STAINING ALONG FRACTURES IN ROCK
Comment (Workings): PROSPECT A-24 FT. DIAMETER PIT 8 FT. DEEP, PROSPECT B-TRENCH 60 FT BY 15 FT BY 5 FT DEEP, PROSPECT C-TRENCH 63 FT. BY 15 FT. BY 4 FT. DEEP, THE REMAINING PROSPECT IS A BORROW PIT.
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS E 1/2
References
Reference (Deposit): BROMFIELD, C.S. AND CRITTENDEN, M.D., JR., 1971, GEOL MAP OF THE PARK CITY EAST QUAD: USGS MAP GQ-852.
Reference (Deposit): TRIPP, B.T., 1980, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL AND MIN SURVEY.
Reference (Deposit): 1971 GEOLMAP BROMFIELD AND CRITTENDEN GQ-85
Reference (Production): TRIPP, B.T., 1980, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL AND MIN SURV
Reference (Reserve-Resource): TRIPP, B.T., 1980, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL AND MIN SURV
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